ATLANTA – University of Central Missouri Mules Baseball had three players selected on the second and final day of the 2025 Major League Baseball (MLB) Draft on Monday, July 14, in Atlanta, Georgia.
Right-handed pitcher
Nathan Hall was drafted in the sixth round at pick number 193 by the New York Mets, while fellow right-handed pitcher
JD McReynolds was drafted in the 10th round by the Texas Rangers at pick number 295, and catcher
Chase Heath was taken in the 20th and final round at pick number 600 by the St. Louis Cardinals.
The three picks are the most since Central Missouri had a program-record six players selected in 2005 and brings Mules Baseball's total of all-time drafted players to 40.
UCM's three picks are also the most 2025 MLB Draft picks of any college baseball program in the state of Missouri.
Hall, a redshirt sophomore who hails from Liberty, Mo., made 18 career appearances, including five starts, in two seasons as a Mule, compiling 31 strikeouts in 29 1/3 innings pitched. He made four starts in 2025, posting a 3.07 ERA and allowing just five earned runs on 12 hits with 19 strikeouts in 14 2/3 innings before being sidelined with an injury for the remainder of the season.
A senior from Sullivan, Mo., McReynolds went a perfect 8-0 in 25 appearances on the mound in 2025. He tallied an ERA of 1.41 with four saves and gave up just nine earned runs on 31 hits with a team-best 95 strikeouts in 57 1/3 innings. In his career as a Mule, he went 21-2 in 73 appearances and posted 14 saves and a 1.78 ERA. McReynolds gave up just 24 earned runs on 63 hits with 200 strikeouts and only 56 walks in 121 1/3 career innings of work. He was named an All-American four times during his time at UCM.
Heath, a senior from O'Fallon, Mo., hit .368 with 45 runs, 56 hits, 12 doubles, two triples, nine homers, 59 RBI, a .651 slugging percentage, 20 walks, a .437 on-base percentage, and 11 stolen bases in 38 games played in 2025. He was named an Honorable Mention All-MIAA selection as a catcher and was selected to the 2025 NCAA Division II College World Series All-Tournament Team. In his career as a Mule, Heath posted a .349 batting average with 128 runs, 151 hits, 33 doubles, two triples, 27 home runs, 144 RBI, a .621 slugging percentage, 58 walks, a .428 on-base percentage, and 20 stolen bases in 146 career games.
